Hippo

Definitions

1. Clipping of hippopotamus.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
2. Initialism of highest-paid person's opinion.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. An armored personnel carrier used by the South African Defence Force.
   South-Africa, historical, slang
4. An overweight or obese person.
   derogatory, informal
5. Hippopotamus Defence.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“There was an old hippo that had the bad habit of getting out on the bank and roaming at night over the station grounds.”

“"I've seen them buryin' a chief up the Aruwimi River, and they ate a hippo that must have⟳ weighed as much as a tribe."”

“The Eastern Cape village whose dam has been taken over by a hippo will decide⟳ next week what happens to the animal.”

“A group of hippos is called a bloat.”

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